Breaking it Down: The final possession, a DeRozan wrinkle, Carroll duck-ins
A few quick hits out of Game 5.
A few quick hits out of Game 5.
After two games of getting dominated inside the Pacers have packed the paint, daring the struggling Raptors guards to beat them from outside. The series may hinge on whether or not they're up to the task.
Frank Vogel vs. Dwane Casey might be the most important non-Paul George matchup of the series.
Whether we’re watching casually or carefully analyzing a game it can be easy to miss the little things like this because they’re more or less constant.
Late game? Check. Out of timeout? Check. DeRozan the play-call? Check. Isolation? Naw, B.
Some simple experimentation was all that was necessary. I doubt it could’ve gone worse than what actually happened in the second half.
Dwane Casey and the Raptors have built an offense that plays to their personnel's strengths, however weird and unique they may be.
The Raptors slow, plodding offense can benefit greatly from some increased movement and a bit of diversification, increasing frontcourt touches for Valanciunas with cutters keeping the defense occupied would be a good start.
Finally given a chance, Norman Powell looked better than his stat line would suggest.
Cory Joseph went off on Saturday. The Raptors used some creative wrinkles to get him going.